The Irish standard., 1887-01-22

deceived, unhappy wretch! This is
horrible And in an emotion of deep
feeling, such as people of an enthusiastic
temper and susceptible mind are liable
to experience at witnessing any extra
ordinary novelty, either in the moral or
physical world, he clasped his hands
together, and felt his eyes fill. and his
whole frame tre1nble with wholesome
and softening agitation.
Immediately, aud by one Of those
startling bounds which Reason makes,
when accidently freed from the restraint
that was imposed upon her by passion
and convenience, she springs INTO her
own free dominion, and mounts
with prosperous wing full summed
to her real station in the soul-ascend-
ing, not by the slow steps of inference
and deduction, but piercing with one
glance the misus which worldly interest
have gathered the naked brightness of
truth-dashing aside ut a single effort
the cobweb snares Of her false sister
sophistry, and trampling and hurling
downward in her flight the loose and
crumbling obstacles, among which she
has been SO long imprisoned by selfish
motive and human respect-in an instant
and by transition as rapid--a per-
feet and illuminating change was worked
in the soul If Kumba. While he gazed
on the old man, the fearful and terrify-
ing suggestion dsrted through his brain
that his was the close of career COM
mencing like his own. Ills heart froze
within his bosom--and then burned =
and grew cold again, while sudden
damp stood ON his brow and limbs, and
his eyes became riveted and fixed III
spite OF himself On +he hoary and palsied
murderer-whom he began now to look
on as future self Of himself-the dou~
ble-goer of his age!-a spectre conjured
back from the days to come, for the pur
pose Of startling him, like another Haz-
nel, with a reflection Of his future soul.
He clasped his hands once more fear
fu]ly--and lost. in the intensity of his
agitation, part Of the conversation
which ensued. The first sound from
beneath that again fixed his attention,
WAS the mention Of his own name, pro-
nounced in q heated and passionate tone
by Spellacy. The old man was reply
ing, when Kumba's attention was
aroused
go don't mind that, Suil Dhuv, It's
like Che ahrams 0, whiskey. let him
get che taste of it wanst, am see ay he
won't long for it again. Twas the same
way wit mese]f jest. The first blood
7 1,ver TUX was that of little mouseen,
that bit me finger in mailtub, All ha:
fait my lad, siz L, am T. not four year
ould the same time, III ha' my revinge
o. you anyway; an L caught him be the
tail ali hung nim over the blaze of q
slip of bog-dale--and he screec'len az
/ laugben an grinden my teeth as It
might be this way.-till he died. burnt
in she b]aze--an' my father laughen an
houlden me mother, that was for runnan
an: tairen the little crat11r from ietuue
me fingirs' Here s. renewed cony11l-
sion of coughing and laughter seized
the wretch ''Then I used 10 slit The
throats O. the chickens to save the maids
the troub}e-this way wit the scissor
and afther. I'd get one o. the pigs TO
give ',,n knock o the hatcheS wlin
the butcher would come to the house at
Alsther or Christnlas-an' sometimes,
may be I'd haugh the stout COW fur him
when she wou}dn't stand steady--L wish
could stand steady. now / kuow-O
militia ,nurther! and ttis that ought to
say that! How the butcher an' all of
'em laughed The fusht time when TUX
the sharp edge, instid OF the broad back
O the hatchit-ha! ha! Twas that first
made 'em put the name o. Red Body
upon me-though it's White Rody wit
me now. any way" he concluded, rails
ing his long silver hair with smile
which had so much of melancholy in it,
as to astonish kunba with the co1lvlc-
tion that tie hard and ungentle nature
even of such being as this, was not
incapable Of retaining amid the petri-
faction of all It's benevolent susceptible
ties--a selfish softness and tenderness of
feeling in It's own regard.
sPaugh! What has all this to do wit
the robben o. Lilly Byrne and her,
Husl-sh-shT Speilacy hastily inter-
rupted the speaker.
ssFor what? Eth? Who's there2 Are
we betrayed? Ay-do! strike me agin
an agin after that, if you have mind,
but Tll do my duty-Have you any
body lissnen to us?'
The name of his mistress, pronounced
III such rufian fashion, occasioned such
an AGITATION Of rage and horror in Kum-